The Tow Path

Artist Jacob Maris (The Hague, Netherlands, 1837 - 1899)

Date1875 - 1899

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 48.8 cm, Width: 78 cm
Frame: Height: 82.5 cm, Width: 111.8 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1927.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004477

Keywords

About MeAlong with two of his brothers, Matthijs and Willem, Jacob Maris was a leading exponent of the Realist style of painting that swept through Western Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century.

He studied in Paris and on his return to The Hague came to concentrate on painting the flat landscapes of his native land. Such paintings proved to be enormously influential on many Scottish artists who soon began to adopt the subdued tonality and rustic subject matter of their Dutch counterparts.

Whilst Jacob Maris was certainly influenced by his French and German contemporaries, this painting clearly recalls the paintings of Dutch 17th century artists. Their landscapes also depicted such typical scenes of rustic workers and canals and are often characterised by the vast skies that a flat landscape provides.

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Maris was one of three Dutch artist brothers, all part of the surge of Realism that swept through Europe in the second half of the 19th century.